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Infographic: Managing Medical Data on a Blockchain

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017
This post was written by Melanie Matthews

Shared infrastructure for information exchange via a blockchain in healthcare can eliminate duplication of healthcare services among treating physicians and improve care coordination, according to a new infographic by Gem.

The infographic demonstrates how the blockchain is used as a common registry for medical records between providers.

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